RECURSIVE EXACT RAY TRACE EQUATIONS THROUGH THE FOCI OF THE TILTED OFF-AXIS CONFOCAL PROLATE SPHEROIDS

Authors
SCHOLL MS
Citation
Ms. Scholl, RECURSIVE EXACT RAY TRACE EQUATIONS THROUGH THE FOCI OF THE TILTED OFF-AXIS CONFOCAL PROLATE SPHEROIDS, J. mod. opt., 43(8), 1996, pp. 1583-1588
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
J. mod. opt. → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500340
Volume
43
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1583 - 1588
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0340(1996)43:8<1583:RERTET>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Simple, exact ray trace equations are derived for a general ray propag ating through the foci of tilted, coupled, confocal spheroids. In this off-axis optical system, there does not necessarily exist a (real) ra y for which the paraxial approximation applies.